In the words of our professional development speakers at work today...
"YO!!! What up??"
Seriously.
Today at work we had all day professional development, which means we basically sat and listened to speakers all morning and afternoon. The speakers happened to be two people I know. One of them was a professor I had in college, and the other was her teaching partner. Since I took their class, I was familiar with them....and they are HOO-HOOS! But they really have some amazing ideas on education.
ANYWAYS!
The entire afternoon was spent taking the True Colors Personality Test and doing activities with that.
If you've never heard of the true colors test, you need to check it out! It's really amazing and helps you understand people a whole lot better once you know what "color" they are! Here is a short explanation of it:
One of the most popular personality tests is the True Colors Personality Test. This personality test asks a serious of questions to rate your likes and dislikes. The test will then rate your personality as either a blue, green, orange or gold personality type. You may be a combination of two colors, but usually a person will exhibit one primary color. A personality test is not a means to type cast a student, but it allows teachers to understand the personality attributes associated with various students. You will operate as one primary color for the most part, but high levels of stress and other environmental factors can shift your personality type for short intervals. As a rule of thumb, you should recognize your strong attributes and keep in mind the attributes that irritate people.
And HERE are some things about each color:
How we see ourselves – how others see us:
Gold Personality:
Things that frustrate golds: | Things golds do to frustrate others: |
· Irresponsibility | · Control freak |
· Lack of planning | · Being bossy and controlling |
· Lack of discipline | · Working long hours |
· Laziness | · Being obsessive |
· High risk taking | · Being judgmental |
· Illegal behavior | · Planning for everything |
Blue Personality:
Things that frustrate blues: | Things blues do to frustrate others: |
· Lying | · Lack of planning |
· Violence | · Being passive |
· Personal rejection | · Avoiding conflict |
· Lack of communication | · Suppressing problems |
· Lack of close friends | · Being too generous |
· Sarcasm | · Being overly sentimental |
Orange Personality:
Things that frustrate oranges: | Things oranges do to frustrate others: |
· Rules and laws | · Ignoring rules |
· Same routine | · Being undisciplined |
· Deadlines | · Lack of planning |
· Paperwork | · Being quick-tempered |
· Lack of adventure | · Thinking out loud |
· Too much structure | · Impulse buying |
Green Personality:
Things that frustrate greens: | Things greens do to frustrate others: |
· Routine | · Not being sociable |
· Small-talk | · Living in the future |
· Plagiarism | · Being wordy |
· Illogical arguments | · Blowing up when criticized |
· Social functions | · Not going with the flow |
· Incompetence | · Being to independent
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All of the websites I found dealing with this test made you pay money to take it, but I found an accurate quiz HERE TAKE IT!!
FAST FACTS:
In the teaching world, here is the breakdown:
~75% of teachers are GOLD
~ Only 3-5% of teachers are GREEN
~ORANGE teachers are predominantly male
Betchya can't guess what color IIIII AM!!??!!??
I'll let you know...but first!
I want to know...what color are YOU?!
